2025 Bingham Fellows Impact Report

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As the 2025 class concludes, participants are launching three innovative projects designed to expand access to affordable housing, revitalize neighborhoods, and strengthen community understanding. Together, these projects demonstrate how collaboration, innovation, and investment can ensure every Louisvillian has a stable, affordable place to call home – and that our city remains a thriving, equitable community for generations to come.

Home Capital

Louisville is at a tipping point: rising rents, long commutes, and limited housing options threaten working families across our city.

To respond, the Bingham Fellows Class of 2025 are launching Home Capital, a private investment fund designed to unlock capital for affordable housing development. Partnering with the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Louisville Metro Government, Home Capital creates a revolving pool of low-interest loans that amplifies impact by securing a 1:1 public match for every private dollar invested. This sustainable model advances shovel-ready developments, recycles dollars year after year, and multiplies community impact while providing modest returns to socially conscious investors.

By bridging the gap between public need and private capital, Home Capital ensures that essential workers, including nurses, teachers, emergency responders, and others, can live where they work and thrive. Together, Louisville can lead a public–private response that secures a stronger, more sustainable future for all.

Learn more about Home Capital →

Team Members

• Rowan Claypool – Teach Kentucky
• Clay Kannapell – Brown-Forman
• Barry Kornstein – Independent Consultant
• Rob Locke – Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville
• Josh O’Bryan – Frost Brown Todd
• Joe Seiler – Limestone Bank (Ret.)
• Curtis Stauffer – KY Housing Corporation
• Clare Wallace – South Louisville Community Ministries
• Clark Welch – Greater Louisville Inc.
• Josh Williams – Metro United Way

Pathways to Neighbors

Pathways to Neighbors is a transformative initiative focused on revitalizing nine West Louisville neighborhoods by acquiring and redistributing vacant properties in concentrated clusters.

Led by the Louisville Urban League, the program identifies clusters of abandoned properties, secures them through tax liens and owner outreach, and transfers them to nonprofits and small developers. A governing body will ensure transparency and community engagement throughout the process. Support from UofL Law students and AI tools will help locate property owners and streamline acquisitions. Restrictive covenants will offer original owners the right to repurchase, preserving equity and dignity. The initiative aims to reduce legal barriers, promote affordable housing, and create visible neighborhood impact.

While questions remain around governance structure, community definitions, funding, and long-term sustainability, Pathways to Neighbors represents a strategic effort to turn blight into opportunity — empowering residents and reshaping the future of West Louisville.

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• Francisco Alzuru – Bluegrass Multifamily
• Jeff Ames – Republic Bank
• Kristy Flippins Bartlett – Option to Success
• Andrew Hawes – The Housing Partnership
• Michael Holwerda – Fifth Third Bank
• Andrea Kinser – PNC Bank
• Ra’Shann Martin – St. John Center
• Denise O’Donnell – KYCAD
• Tamara Reif – Volunteers of America Mid-States
• DeOndrea Robinson – Jump Start Realty and Development
• Jean Romano – Seven Counties Services
• Hunt Rounsavall – Rounsavall Title Group
• Adonna Wickliffe – Milestone Services

Keyzee

Louisville’s experiencing economic growth and is home to 13 nearby colleges and universities, adding to the talent pipeline. To maintain this positive trajectory, Louisville must increase its housing supply – of all kinds and at all price points – across its more than 150 places and neighborhoods.

Keyzee is a purpose-built AI toolkit designed by Bingham Fellows 2025 specifically for housing education and advocacy. Unlike general AI platforms, Keyzee operates in a closed, fact-checked environment that delivers trusted, real-time information about how housing strengthens Louisville’s economy, supports families, reduces homelessness, and fuels neighborhood vitality.

The platform combines adaptable messaging, visual assets, data points, and storytelling templates to equip three key audiences:

• The Public – raising awareness about the benefits of more housing.

• Developers – highlighting incentives, partnerships, and long-term returns.

• Policy Advocates – identifying zoning reforms and policy shifts to unlock development.

With Keyzee, Louisville gains more than a communication tool — it gains a tailored, housing-focused AI system that builds alignment, accelerates solutions, and positions the city for economic growth.

Learn more about Keyzee →

Team Members

• Cara Bland – Norton Healthcare
• Philip Britt – Humana
• Carolyn Callahan – Jefferson County Public Schools
• Kristin Faurest – River Fields, Inc.
• Brandon Fields – Twin Spires Remodeling
• Laura Grabowski – Office of Housing and Community Development
• Terra Greenwell – Education & Leadership Consultant
• Michael Gross – LDG Development
• Harrison Kirby – Community Foundation of Louisville
• Paula McCraney – Louisville Metro Council
• Lena Muldoon – LSM Strategies, LLC
• Jody Offutt – Denton Floyd Real Estate Group
• Liz Pratt – LG&E and KU Energy
• Jon Salomon – Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
• Michael Springer – Blueprint 502
• Josh Staten – River Ridge Development Authority
• Shalini Sutaria – Humana
• Christine Tarquinio – Goodwill Kentucky
• Eric Whitmore – Framework